Satsuma Mandarins Three Ways

Satsuma Mandarins Three Ways

Pastels 6 x 6

A favorite of the season: Satsuma mandarins. These sweet and delicious winter fruit are available in most markets for a few more weeks. I love their shapes and entertained myself painting them in 3 different ways, using a variety of surfaces and techniques.

UArt 400 paper with watercolor underpainting (below)

 Colourfix black paper with some scraping and feathering

Colourfix black paper using both soft and hard pastels for blending

First Snow

First Snow

Pastel 6 x 6

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My cast iron garden rabbit surprised by the first snow of the year! Wishing you all a happy solstice and looking forward to increasing daylight.

Red Bushes in Receding Fog

Red Bushes in Receding Fog

Pastel 8 x 10
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It is hard to beat autumn in Acadia National Park. These bright red wild blueberry bushes and multicolored moss-covered rocks came into light as the fog gradually receded on Cadillac Mountain.

Late Afternoon on Cadillac Mountain

Late Afternoon on Cadillac Mountain

Pastel 9 x 13.5

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Every year, my husband and I look forward to a trip to one US National Park.  This fall, we chose to visit and hike beautiful Acadia National Park in Maine.

This is the first in a series of paintings of Cadillac mountain and other areas of the park. Below is a pen and watercolor thumbnail of the scene before I proceeded with the pastel painting.

Floating

Floating

Pastel 8 x 6
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Watched this lobster buoy float in the most colorful waters at Basket Island in Casco Bay (Maine). It was a perfect September late afternoon shared on our friends' Bobbi and Dan's new boat "Fair Tide".

This painting will be in the Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery holiday show in December. More information on the show later.

Luminosity

Luminosity

Pastel 8 x 5

I am honored that my painting "Luminosity", winner of the "Chardon Artistry Award" from the Pastel Society of New Hampshire, has also been accepted in their "It's Pastel" national juried show 2014. The juror of selection Frank Federico is a Pastel Society of America's Hall of Fame Honoree. Now that's a thrill!

The reception for the exhibit is on Saturday 25th October at the Discover Portsmouth Center in Portsmouth, NH.  The show is open to the public through November 30th. I am looking forward to seeing many of you there!

Aster on the Rocks

Aster on the Rocks

Pastel 8 x 8
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Aster creeping up on the rocky side of Potts Point in Harpswell, ME.

Aster by the shore

Aster by the shore

Pastel 8 x 8
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A cluster of blooming aster on a late September day along the Maine shore line. 

Upcoming shows

Please mark your calendars for two of my upcoming events in September and October.

"Along their Path" Gallery 111 at Frame-ables at 111 Thoreau Street in Concord, MA - Reception Saturday 20 September 4:30-6:30pm

"All about Pastel" Center on the Common in Harvard, MA - Reception Sunday 5 October 3:30-6:30pm

Come and enjoy a pastel show at Harvard’s Center on the Common featuring my work and paintings by my students from the Center and the NOA Gallery of Groton, MA.  While you are in Harvard, experience the beauty of a classic New England town in the fall.  You can visit the Fruitlands Museum, go apple picking in the famous Harvard orchards and see a great art exhibit while enjoying snacks and refreshments.  It’s the ideal way to spend a fall Sunday!

It will be a great time and I would love to see you at both events.

Golden Hour at Potts Point

Golden Hour at Potts Point

Pastel 12 x 18

Finally got around to completing this painting after staring at it for a couple of months. It is part of my Maine sky series from Harpswell, ME.

Path to the Alpilles

Pastel 8 x 10 

Used artistic license while painting this scene from the Alpilles near Mouriès, adding rocks and an olive tree on the right and a broom bush in the front. Fun!

Broom in Bloom

Broom in Bloom

Pastel 8 x 10

A perfect hiking trail amidst the broom in bloom (French genêts) in the small village of Aureille, near les Baux de Provence.

Treading Through the Poppy Field

Treading Through the Poppy Field

Pastel 9 x 12

Treaded carefully through batches of poppies on a hiking trail in the Alpilles mountain. 

Provencal Pot

Provencal Pot

Pastel 8 x 8
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A provencal pot on a sunny June day in the small village of Verfeuil in the Gard.

Poppies and Blue Iris

Poppies and Blue Iris

Pastel 8 x 8

Can't seem to get away from poppies. A fun series to paint. These popped up in my neighbors's garden in Maine.  

Poppy Trail

Poppy Trail

Pastel 8 x 8
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Painted this poppy scene in Provence. Just getting to posting it after a couple of tweaks.

Poppies

Poppies

Pastel 8 x 6

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Painting poppies in Provence. They are ubiquitous this time of year. 

Happy to oblige

Lemon 1

Pastel 6 x 6

Watercolor under painting

Lemon 2
Pastel 6 x 6
Alcohol under painting

When artist friends gather for a weekend, they talk about art, share techniques and tips, scout for plein air scenes to paint and sometimes put you on the spot to do a demo... Here is mine of lemons painted on UArt paper, the first one done with a watercolor underpainting, the second one with pastel and rubbing alcohol. It was great fun and I was happy to oblige.

Fiery Exit

Fiery Exit

Pastel 11 x 14

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Another day's end on Harpswell Sound. 

Pastel workshop and PSNH show

We had another fun and creative pastel workshop at the Center on the Common in Harvard, MA this last Saturday. Students experimented with different under painting methods to explore what they liked best. Painting on Colourfix black paper seemed most popular but everyone produced great results with their watercolor and alcohol under paintings as well. Above is a sample of their great work.

Look for details about the next pastel workshop at the Center on the Common in Harvard on June 28th, 2014.

The Pastel Society of New Hampshire is hosting its 9th Annual Members Exhibition at the Mill Brook Gallery and Sculpture Garden in Concord, NH. The opening reception is on Sunday, April 27th from 2 to 4:00pm. My two paintings "Luminosity" and "Evening Light" will be part of the show. Hope to see many of you there.

Ripening

"Ripening"

Pastel 8 x 10

It takes a long time for lemons to ripen in New England. These were still a few weeks away from being ready but worth the wait!

This painting is in the Westford Regional Art Event 2014. The reception is on Friday 28 March from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Parish Center for the Arts in Westford, MA. Looking forward to seeing many of you there.

Home Grown

Home Grown

Pastel, 8 x 10

My friend Donna delighted me with the gift of a small lemon tree last year. I patiently watched it bud, bloom, grow and produce eight wonderfully tasty lemons. I am watching it intently again this year and have counted twelve blossoms so far!

This painting will be in the "Earthly Delights" exhibit at the Yarmouth Gallery from April through May. The opening reception is on April 5th from 4:00-7:00pm.

Pastel workshop

We all had fun and students created great paintings in my pastel workshop at the Center on the Common in Harvard, MA this last Saturday.  Below are examples of some of my favorites among their creations.  Also, check out Bobbi Heath's blog for more details on the process and her own results. The class was designed to paint the same subject three times using different methods: a dry pastel application on black Colourfix paper, a watercolor under painting on Wallis paper and finally an alcohol wash on Wallis paper. Results were equally good and interesting with each approach.  All should feel proud!

The next pastel workshop at the Center in Harvard is scheduled for April 12th. More details to follow.

Luminosity

Luminosity

 Pastel, 8 x 5

A luminous moment over Bailey Island, Maine.

Chardon Artistry Award Winner, Pastel Society of New Hampshire.

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Purple Haze

Purple Haze

Pastel 4 x 7
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When Maine skies go psychedelic! Wishing you all friends, followers and supporters, a very Happy New Year.